Dynamics 365 F&O Presales Consultant
About the Role
sa.global is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will work closely with sales and delivery teams to support business development by positioning Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) solutions that meet customer needs.
The ideal candidate brings strong functional expertise in D365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) and proven presales experience, including leading solution presentations, running discovery workshops, and collaborating with sales teams to create compelling proposals that drive customer success.
Main Responsibilities
- Support the sales team throughout the presales cycle by providing functional expertise and solution advisory for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O).
- Lead discovery sessions, analyze client business processes, and gather business requirements to identify opportunities and align D365 F&O capabilities with customer objectives.
- Design, build, and deliver tailored product demonstrations and scenario-based solution walkthroughs that address key client requirements and industry use cases.
- Collaborate with the sales team on RFI/RFP responses, bid management, solution scoping, estimations, and preparation of proposals and Statements of Work (SOW).
- Perform fit-gap analysis and develop high-level solution designs.
- Document business requirements, functional specifications, and “as-is” and “to-be” business processes to support solution design and implementation.
- Support or participate in implementation activities including system configuration, solution setup, and data migration planning when required.
- Work closely with delivery teams, developers, and project managers to ensure proposed solutions are feasible and successfully transitioned from presales to delivery.
- Advise delivery teams during functional solution design and support user acceptance testing (UAT), user training, and knowledge transfer to ensure successful adoption of D365 F&O.
- Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to clients, facilitating discussions and guiding decision-making aligned with business objectives.
- Ensure solution quality through proper documentation, adherence to functional standards, and collaboration with internal and global teams.
- Provide post-implementation or production support when required and assist in addressing ongoing client issues.
- Stay up to date with the latest features, capabilities, and best practices related to Microsoft Dynamics D365 F&O.
Skills and Experience
- Proven experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) as a Functional Consultant, Solution Consultant, Presales Consultant, or Solution Architect.
- Strong understanding of D365 F&O modules with hands-on experience in solution design, configuration, implementation, integration, and testing following Microsoft best practices or implementation methodologies.
- Experience participating in presales activities such as discovery workshops, solution demonstrations, proposal development, RFI/RFP responses, and solution estimation.
- Ability to analyze business processes, perform fit-gap analysis, and translate business requirements into functional solution designs and specifications.
- Experience preparing high-quality functional documentation, business process mapping, and “as-is / to-be” process analysis.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and product demonstration skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence decision-makers throughout the sales cycle.
- Good understanding of software implementation lifecycles, development methodologies, integrations, and enterprise application architecture.
- Experience supporting user acceptance testing (UAT), user training, and post-implementation support.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with cross-functional and global teams with strong collaboration and relationship-building skills.
- Experience across multiple industries and a strong client-centric mindset with focus on delivering business value.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Information technology or equivalent professional qualification.
- Relevant Microsoft certifications are preferable.
- Project Management certification is highly desirable.